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Committee on the Status of Women in Linguistics (COSWL)
Background
Established in 1974.
Charge
To monitor and advance the status of women in Linguistics.
Responsibilities
The work of the Committee includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Monitoring and advancing the status of women in linguistics.
- Proposing to the Executive Committee LSA policies regarding the rights, opportunities, and needs of women in linguistics.
- Maintaining liaison with other organizations concerned with the status of women in linguistics and investigates possibilities for cooperating with such groups on specific projects.
- Advocating for the Society's guidelines for nonsexist usage, proposing revisions or additions to the Executive Committee as deemed appropriate.
- Organizing professional development programming to assist women in advancing their careers as linguists.
- Encouraging research on language, women, gender and sexuality.
Membership (open)
- At least 6 members serving three-year terms.
- At least one graduate and one undergraduate student member.
Committee Members
- Janet Fuller, Southern Illinois University, Co-chair (2010)
- Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza, The Ohio State University, Co-chair (2011)
- George Aaron Broadwell, University at Albany (2010)
- Elizabeth Bell Canon, University of Wisconsin at La Cross (2012)
- Jacqueline Hettel, Buckeye, Arizona (2011)
- Harriet E. Manelis Klein, Stony Brook University (2011)
- Heike Lehnert-LeHouillier, University of Rochester (2012)
- Emily Nava, University of Southern California (2010)
- Judith Parker, University of Mary Washington (2010)
- Gilda Socarrás, Auburn University (2012)
